Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-08-21

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grounds wnrs Kelly, Riehafason o.
DeexaiR Witnesses, ward and EWzna.
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nntfa, think, eomsa nearer hllln9 pc
hi than any mMn Ghat know Of. he
hAs played Ia al 80 onk sid positions
ard Il eapital % an8 o. lie baaa o. -
sharf. There i NJ nee6 10 ~ any
thing Of him as 8 pikeher. for everybody
knows whaE be can do there. As
catc4er cngy be Is not naeh Of sue
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Mansasr Sshmeiz. Of ths Cinsinnssis,
il man Of few words. His views weFe
% fhfs edeat; Baseball has reached 9
degree Of science nowadays that pre-
vents any man from filing 81 positions
aeeaptahly. Ho9eFer, think Kelly OF
tbs Boalons, q abont - near a a2-
proaoh 70 the general uliliky man g you
can End anywhere. IL 90n cars about
my views e. 70 The best pitchers n TIE
profeasion, ! win say that Ramsey . ne
best left hand pitcher and Ferguson the
bess right handed man.n
FoFmer Managing DirestoF WatFous
says: Il think thxk Ansan Il me great
est man On the field. On account Of bis
bead work. AZ . player Ewing e, out
be cannot compare in head work With
TIE great Arson. A man piays ball With
his bead nowadays"
Ed Cashman. TIE big pitcher Of the
Metropolitan Olgb, says: Ihe qass-
ton - % Who u he greatest ball player
b one that needs earefui study. IheRe
ID little doubt bat that the hiRhess
Grade Of ball players are in The League
I-thst is, snch men 81 goa refer %.
8iill the Association contains many
League. esd Of whom can be the great
ct ball player, bat which 3 really The
greatest would Be hard 10 say. Take,
1 Williamson, Of Chicago. They are both
| that can Be done Nith q ball. Kelly Is q
coed man, bat be has nos been doing
anything extra Of late. However, IL
had my chaiee, I would take Richard
con, as be Is there ell the time.
4 Oota OAA9 " a4AZ n - 8tI@4A4A-AA4 0A141
SAYS that Is would be Q hard matter to
Dick out the best man from the grest
few. Ewing, Ward, Richardson. VIII
iamson end ons or two others can be
named, but which Il the greatest man
Of them AL be woaid not atteuapl 70 say
The greatest ball playeg,n says old
jack Nelson. ''is Ed. Williamson
Whg7 Well, because he isa man WHO
not only can play In every position ID
the field, bat can take large share Of
punishment. Ewing, think would be
& better man II be could take the pun
ishmenf. bat he cannot. therefore, ] ssy
Wiliiamson every time. II yoa bad
played by the side Of these men IS
hare you woald sag Just e. / have. o.
, course, there are many good men, bu
, there 10 oaly one williamson
Umpire Connolly saysi "Don't yoI
think that would be hard question K
answer? Ihave stood behind them all
and II there 10 any one man better thai
any other man, that man should saI
; was Buck Eging.s
When Captain Arson vas asked whom
he considered the best alI-round playei
In the country, be hesitated to give I
definite reply. Said be; THAT question
: means q great deal; bot II you sit RICH
. down Il comea to thiss Who 10 the mos
al useful man to the club employing him
J That Is hard 70 answer, because 90 yer.
] many things are 70 be taken into Goa
IBideFation, such as habits, disposition
u temperament still, IN the vaFiou
! points Of the game, etc, one man nigh
! be Of the greatest value TO one club and
I | not to tue other. For instance, New
! York could not spare Ewina. Ward o
: Ksefe; Boston would be lame index
: | without Merrill or Kelly; Detroit woul(
4 bs weakened By the absence Of Richard
: son, Bennett or BFouthers, and Ohica
4 ! go-well, Cbicsgo has number o
\ players who would be missed. and ne
I | all Of them old timers either"
i The biR captain was inclined 10 b
; enarded In expressson, bat the impress
4 sion derived vas that bis choice lay BE-
! tween Ewing, Richardson Of DeeroiG
! and Mike Kelly With preference about
! | az indicated.
) The Chicago players frst choice I
4 Ed. Williamson.
"The reaa0n Why said Sullivan, II
: that Williamson can pitch veil, catcl
well, play any neId position 10 perfeo-
ton, run bases far better than the aver
2 age, and bat fairly. Besides, bis stylI
: Ia the matter Of Rfaes and neatness q
, the very best Of them ALL" Tom Barns
who always thinks twice before b.
, speaks, said: "All that is true about
! williamson, bat that isn't all there 4
! to be considefed. OF ell men Who car
play ball with feet and arms and legl
and lungs and head aud heart, the ont
, Who will do his clnb most good in the
. matter Of run-aetting Is Mike Kelly
he can ill any position on pinch, but
In the two great essentials Of batting
: and base running, there is no one mar
Who Is anywhere near bis equal. AnsoE
is the greatest hitter that ever faced 9
pitcher, but be is no bass runner. nos
has be Kelly's skill in ali the different
positions. Next 10 Kelly and very clos
to him should plaee Back Ewing, who
] 10 in all respects . great player.
should place John Ward above William,
son. because Of his batting and base
running" Fred PfefeF agreed with
Burns that Kelly was az the head, With
Ewing close second.
II A Chicago clergyman declared ID
favor Of Williamson. Said be: II en-
| Joy Williamson's preliminary practice
, work as much almost as the game itself
and come early every day to zee hin
handle the ball. ID respect to grace,
agility and skin combined, Nilliansor
10 my ideal Of ball player" A prom.
tnent insurance man disseuted from
this view on the score OF utility ssd
value. he thought that Captain Arson
had been worth more 10 the Ohicagc
club than any man Wis ever played ball
In the club. "And next to Arson" said
be. II name Kelly Kelly has many
admirers 10 Chicago, and 9 popular
vote would undoubtedly elect him &c
chief amons the ball players. but there
sre many who think that EWING and
John Ward are his equals.-BOston
Herald.